When Meltdown and Spectre were uncovered, AMD said that its CPUs aren’t vulnerable to Meltdown, the first Spectre flaw would be resolved via operating system and software updates, and “differences in ...

Q: I’m hearing conflicting stories on processor firmware updates. Should I try doing it now or wait? A: The Meltdown and Spectre processor flaws have created a considerable mess for the tech industry ...

The firmware patches designed to protect Intel processors against nasty Spectre CPU exploits have a big downside: They’re forcing more frequent reboots and other performance issues on some systems, ...

A security researcher has created a tool to allow the extraction and analysis of AMD's Platform Security Processor firmware. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window ...

Tech Power Up has released a new version of its CPU power management software for Windows, making available Throttlestop 8.30 to download and install. This latest version introduces two new mini mode ...

If you see a warning message, The speed of processor x in group y is being limited by system firmware in Windows Event Viewer, read this post to learn how to address the warning. The message ...

The NetROM firmware download and software debugging platform has been released for Intel's IXP1200 network processor designs. Engineered to work in conjunction with Wind River's Tornado environment, ...

A vulnerability found in certain AMD processor firmware has been patched by the company, it was revealed at the 31st Chaos Communication Congress. According to Heise.de, the vulnerability was found in ...

While this year’s Consumer Electronics Show was impacted by COVID, it didn’t stop Lenovo from announcing the first Microsoft Pluton-powered Windows 11 PCs. First announced in 2020, the Pluton is a ...